THE SHRM UTD NEWSLETTER Volume 1 / Issue 1I - 27 September 2015
CONGRATULATIONS JESSICA LIGHTFOOT! Congratulations to Jessica Lightfoot, our President, for receiving the Drew Young Scholarship at a total of $2,000. Sponsored by SHRM, Jessica was chosen based off her participation, scholastic achievement, and being an allaround HR star. Go Jessica!
GENERAL INTEREST MEETING SHRM UTD started the semester with the unusual idea of a General Interest Meeting versus a General Meeting. This allowed those who weren’t sure about what SHRM UTD offered or what we did as an organization to come to a meeting with “no strings attached.” A more social and informative event, the General Interest Meeting introduced the officers of SHRM UTD as well as the advisors of the organization – Dr. Vance Lewis, our chapter advisor, and Jenn Kling, our President Emeritus – to the people who came to this event. The General Interest Meeting not only discussed what SHRM UTD did as an organization within the HR field, but it also was able to discuss the many benefits that SHRM UTD offered. This includes: membership affiliation with SHRM national and DallasHR, professional speakers and career-related workshops, company visits, social and fundraising events, and leadership, mentorship, internship, scholarship, and community service benefits. The meeting ended with laughter and fun as the interested few and officers enjoyed an icebreaker based off the song “Cups” by Anna Kendrick, where they had to learn how to move their cups around in a circle. Every time someone messed up, they had to talk about themselves and get to know one another.
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We were really glad with the turnout, and happy to have snacked on cookies and drinks while getting to know new faces. -Kayla Romero, Director of Communication and Social Media
THE SHRM UTD POOL PARTY SOCIAL
Pool Party Social
Last August 28th Friday, SHRM UTD had our very first welcome pool party to kick off at the Phase 1 pool! There were chips, drinks, and other snacks available, brought by many of the officers that were there. Kayla and Daniela, Director of Communication and Social Media and Director of Membership and Recruiting, even baked cookies, and blue and white cupcakes in honor of SHRM UTD colors. Freshmen were invited from those who showed interest from the freshmen orientations that we were able to attend this summer. A variety of people came to the pool party where we had a little icebreaker where one person would say 3 facts
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about him or her; however, out of the 3 facts, one had to be false. The task was to have someone new to guess which fact was lie, which made getting to know each other so much more fun. It was a small, intimate and fun party to meet members and some new faces interested in SHRM UTD, and what’s even greater, is that there will be more exciting social events planned for the rest of semester! -Martin Cho, Director of Social Events
GET MONEY, FIND INTERNSHIPS! Monni Roesner and Kristen Pham – Freshman Orientation
Drew Young Scholarship: Won by Jessica Lightfoot | $2k | Due Aug. 1st
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Requirements: Full time student, Junior Level, GPA 3.00 or higher, continuing classes after December 2015, Member of SHRM.
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-Holly Abouk, Director of Student Relations
OUR NEW TAKE ON RECRUITING Membership is one of the key elements needed in order for an organization to be successful. With the Society of Human Resource Management, we are actively working towards expanding our membership base by really focusing on multiple techniques in recruitment. We are starting the school year with visiting various classrooms in order to inform the student body of our organization, and the many benefits and opportunities we offer like internships, scholarships, mentorships and more! This semester, we have laboriously been working on making new recruitment board, flyers, and presentations to better inform students and get them excited about joining our organization. We would like to get the student body involved in our chapter to not only help us grow as an organization, but also help students who are going into the Human Resource field to connect with the human resource world. We would also like to bring in members who have not picked a major yet and inform them about the many different careers and benefits that the Human Resource field has to offer. Our main goal for this semester is not only to expand our membership base, but to also find different ways that make us better able to recruit students. -Daniela Vargas, Director of Membership and Recruitment
UPCOMING EVENTS Oct 9th – Top Golf Alumni Event @7PM Oct 20th – General Meeting @7PM, TBD EDITOR Kayla Romero CONTRIBUTORS Holly Abouk Martin Cho Daniela Vargas
Our mission is to develop all of our members into professionals whom have the highest understanding of human resource management and know how to function in a professional environment. We will connect our members with current professionals whom already have been successful in their own careers and can help our members develop along their own career paths.
FUN FACT Destress: Listen to Music. While classical music has a particularly soothing effect -- it slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure and even decreases levels of stress hormones -- any music that you love will flood your brain with feel-good neurochemicals like dopamine.
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